@cm0002 to Space • 1 month agoGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.newsexternal-linkmessage-square73arrow-up1156arrow-down169cross-posted to: jingszo
arrow-up187arrow-down1external-linkGiant catapult sends satellites into space without rocket fuelwww.thebrighterside.news@cm0002 to Space • 1 month agomessage-square73cross-posted to: jingszo
minus-square@JeeBaiChowlink17•1 month agoHas it ever launched anything into orbital altitudes yet? So it’s like AI, then? Let’s pour money into it asap!
minus-squareDave.linkfedilink1•30 days agoThey’d have more luck just using a real big cannon , at least that was attempted in the 60’s with Project HARP, with moderate success (180km altitude , prototype orbit circularisation system) before the project was cancelled.
Has it ever launched anything into orbital altitudes yet? So it’s like AI, then? Let’s pour money into it asap!
They’d have more luck just using a real big cannon , at least that was attempted in the 60’s with Project HARP, with moderate success (180km altitude , prototype orbit circularisation system) before the project was cancelled.
Gauss cannon might work a lot better.